New nymphs

[njk3395]

Looking for some different attractor nymphs to tie besides the staple ones (cj, prince, pt.. Etc.) any input is appreciated

 

[RLeep2]

Well, it sort of depends what all is covered by the "etc." in your post.

A couple that I like that are simple and are not currently all the rage and hence talked about almost continuously are:

1) Whitlock Fox Squirrel nymph. Very versatile in sizes 6-18 and simple to tie. The sloppier it is tied, the more fish it catches. http://www.flyaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?8166-Dave-Whitlock-s-Red-Fox-Squirrel-Nymph

2) Plain old Muskrat nymph in sizes 8-20. This is just muskrat fur globbed on a hook, guard hairs and all with sort of a taper to the body so that it is bigger at the eye and smaller at the bend. Tie them weighted or unweighted. Put a turn of webby dun hen hackle on as a collar on some or a couple turns of black fur or black ostrich for a head on others. But this is mostly to relieve the monotony. They work as well just made totally out of muskrat fur. Once again, the sloppier the better. After a little while in the water, the fly will trail strands of fur back and this makes it even more effective. If you're set up to do a bunch at one, you can tie 40 of these things an hour. And there really isn't a better nymph anywhere.

So, there's two..

 

[njk3395]

Squirrel nymph is good, second one I'm assuming is a walts worm type fly

 

[RLeep2]

Well, more like Walt's Worm is a Muskrat nymph-type fly (the pattern itself predates Walt's grandparents, let alone Walt himself..), but yes, that's one way you can tie it.

Other ways include the hackle collar and fur head I mentioned. They are also good with a black bead head, etc.

Unweighted, fish will even rise to them on the surface. Whether they think they are a caterpillar or some such, I have no idea. But they work that way as well.

 

[BelAirSteve]

Not sure if this qualifies purely as a nymph, but last year I started tying and fishing hares ear soft hackles...dead drifting like a nymph and swinging them. They are fun to tie and consistently catch fish.

 

[njk3395]

Yeah, I've been meaning to tie a bunch of different soft hackles, just never get around to it or forget about it. Anybody ever fish/tie wiggle nymphs like this one..? http://www.madriveroutfitters.com/p-5185-senyos-wiggle-prince.aspx

 

[buffalo7]

Think up your own patterns, use some Orvis Holofleck on nymph wing cases, krystal flash ribbing, thats the fun part about tying your own flies, you might come up with a real killer.

 

[TUNA]

I like to fish Wiggle Nymphs during Stonefly "hatches". I use one that has one hook up front and just a shank in the rear. The front hook is just a thorax with flashback wingcase, and the rear hook is usually a biot body. They're deadly along the banks in deeper water.

 

[wrangler412]

can someone post a picture of a walts worm with the recipe?

 

[gfen]

wrangler412 wrote:
can someone post a picture of a walts worm with the recipe?

Really?

Take a hook.
Lead, when desired.
Dub hare's ear colour dubbing.
More.
More.
More.
More.
MORE!
Finish.
Fish.

 

[wrangler412]

Sorry gfen, I just have never seen one before and really have not heard about them being fished in the Western part of the state too much until I joined this forum site.

 

[gfen]

it really is that easy. looks like a little brown mouse turd. or a hare's ear with nothing but dubbed body. no rib. no wings. no legs. no nuttin.

 

[pete41]

so why couldn't one use a 2x short 2x heavy hook with a thin marabou tail of matching colour[?] and have a walts wiggle worm working wonders?

 

[gentleshepherd]

One version of a Walt's worm: http://creekaddict.com/?p=1354

 

[wrangler412]

Nice looking fly when wet. Looks like I'm going to have to tie some up tonight!

 

[flipnfly]

try this looks killer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iImlAM4an8A

 

[Yotrout]

Sorry, i thought this was an x rated post.

Carry on.

 

[sandfly]

pellet fly, = walts worm...

 

[littlej243]

Pellet fly = walts worm?

Is there a fly called a pellet fly that resembles a walts worm? Or are you suggesting that is what the walts worm is taken for?

I catch a lot of wild fish on the WW. Somebody better tell them they shouldn't be eating it because they shouldn't know what a pellet looks like. Lol

 

[Leteras]

This nymph has caught steelhead, salmon and even cutthroat trout for me. Its called a cross dresser. Its a great attractor.